FuelCooler

Absolutely brilliant, Martin!

That's interesting. The only tool my bike carries around is me......

Edit: Below the original post has been edited for clarity, though I may still be the only one ammused by it...... My caption suggestion for the top photo (his hand on the throttle, w/ serious stare) Brent: "Listen, what's with this (high speed) miss.......?" Steve: "That's your rev limiter." Brent:"Hmm. Well, that's right were I've been upshifting anyway."

Looks familiar.... It kind of reminds me of the April 2008 Bike of the Month...... I still like it! Steve

You also have that cough at 3000 rpm. You may have a cracked intake boot. Also, we need to set up your TB's and TPS like you have been saying. Isn't your bike nice enough already?!?!

Come on, man! Did you verify that tach reading with your Snap on tool? It doesn't sound like 1800 to me, but I could be wrong. Carry on, Steve

Ratchet is right. No choke on Fuel Injected V11s or fuel injection period. As a matter of fact, most street (and dirt) bike carbs went to something called an enrichening circut that just added extra fuel via a plunger that was pulled on the carb itself or by a cable attached to said plunger. So those didn't have 'chokes' either (even though they might even have pull knobs with the word 'choke' written on it, like my 1993 CBR 900RR). A choke simulator is more like it. Cheers, Steve

This sounds like a good idea! Looks like I will be ordering one tomorrow, just to be safe. Thanks, Steve

Vapor unlocked! It is fine with the new gas. I rode some more today, about 90 miles at 85 F, and stopped for lunch (1/2 hr.). Fixed! Ah, the Northeast.... Oh, and thanks for the replies, guys. Cheers, Steve

I think it was the gas. I siphoned the tank as low as possible and added about a gallon of last years lawn mower gas (very little aromatics left in there!) and fired her up. Fine. Rode to the same Marathon station I used yesterday and put about 5 more miles on it. Now I will let it sit for 1/2 hr and check it out again. And again, until I am confident it will stay running. 12,000 miles since I have owned it and this is the first case of vapor lock I have had. I hope its fixed! If you are interested, google the words 'alkylate vapor lock', there are some articles from this year about it. The alkylate is used in the summer and keeps the vapor pressure down, but is more $$. Too be continued.......

Here goes: 1. Unseasonally hot today (90 F) 2. Fresh fill up of 4.5 gallons of Shell premium (today) 3. Spirited ride home (22 miles) 4. Install new front brake pads (45 minutes) 5. Start bike to go for test ride (bike is still very warm) 6. Acts like its running out of gas..stalls. 7. Try again, fuel pump is coming on, but sounds weak. 8. Check for tank suck, swap all relays with each other, try starting again (re-read #6) 9. Take off my helmet to hear better, I hear fluid boiling under the tank!! 10. Key off, I remove the fuel line to check the petcock (electric) and the line is burping and spraying fuel out. Hmmmm... 11. Key on, petcock working fine. 12. Key off, reconnect fuel line. 13. Disconnect regulator fuel line (the tank return), more burping and spraying. 14. Key on and off (cycling the fuel pump) until I get decent flow at this side (pressure side). 15. Reconnect line and start. Everything fine! 16. Up and down the alley it runs fine. Sweet. 17. Decide to snug up the steering head bearings (45 minutes) 18. Suit up to go for ride.....sputtering out and stalling by the end of the alley. I am going to let it cool for a couple hours and see if the cool evening temps fixes it. I believe I have been bitten by a high vapor pressure fuel (winter gas) on a summer like day. It ran fine all day yesterday at 80 F (128 miles on fresh Marathon premium). Either way, that Shell tankful is heading for the Montero!. Boiling gas! I will keep you posted. Cheers, Steve

Hee-hee! You know, it's just like that in New Jersey except for the fake boobs. Incidently, some would say you and I are the two biggest boobs in the whole state, Brent.

My bad, you are correct! The 99 'busa had the same copper (or close) as the brown GSXR 750 had. Both were one year only colors IIRC. They are aging better than I expected. Sentimentality, perhaps? Cheers, Steve

The last 'sporty' browns I remember were the 1996 GSXR 750 and the 1999 Haybusa. The 750 was hit with the ugly stick twice, the color and the tail. The Hayabusa on the other hand, was beaten unmercifully with it...... Hey, I'm a Suzuki guy, and I even owned a 'busa (Silver/Charcoal). Luckily they were great bikes!

I am not ashamed to say that I like it too! It was my screen saver for a while. Cheers, Steve

Am I the only one getting over 6000 miles from a set of Pilot Powers? The roads around here in the North East must easy on tires. They are not even to the wear bars, I might get 7000 out of them (the front will have 8000 by that time). I have a set of Stradas ready try next. Hopefully I will be singing their praises shortly. Cheers, Steve

Hi Jaap, If you haven't already, I would try swapping the relays around. It's quick and it's free! Good luck, Steve

Hi Nancy, I agree with Paul. Nope. This happened to me, with the tach light and brake light out, as Paul stated, your battery isn't getting charged. It's a relay, and or fuse failure. It is a cheap and easy (10 minutes) fix if you can get the relays locally. The relays are located under the seat, towards the rear, on the right hand side. There are 5 of them. The fuses are directly across on the left hand side. You may have to, if you can't get relays today. I am sure others will be chiming in here shortly. Good luck, and have fun on your ride! Cheers, Steve

Damn it!!! I didn't mention them on purpose. They are already up to $247.00 with a day to go!!!! Still a good deal if they go for less than $300. We will see...but right now I have other mysterious deals I am working on. Thanks for looking out for me though Cheers, Steve

Cool, I just read this. Sorry for the long post, it sounds like your bike and outlook match perfectly! Cheers, Steve

ALdad, As you can see we have festive discussions some times! If you choose to go any further with increasing your engine performance I would choose those modifications carefully and with clear and reasonable goals in mind. And be forwarned you may or may not be happy with the trade offs. You can always go back to stock. It may cost you, but stock is always an option. In any case I would seek out a professional engine builder who is well respected, highly recommended, and stands behind his/her work. I can't stress enough the importance of knowing exactly what you want from your modifications, and the importance of stressing that with your engine builder before you start spending money. I have no builders to personally recommend, but I've read good things about Mike Rich and his head work. And if you ever decide to put Fast By Ferracci 11:1 pistons in your bike and you don't like them, I WILL BUY THEM from you and give you my stockers! Enjoy your bike. If you take it too far, back up, and enjoy it again. You can sell the parts you don't like! Maybe even to someone like me. And Ratchet, The examples you give would apply to most, if not all bikes. There have been posters on this site who have simply bolted parts onto and into their bikes, remapped them, and have had success and happiness. It does happen, just like the failures happen. It is a risk, and a pricey one sometimes. I will be going down this road when I can afford it. I will be happy to tell of my failures and successes. But it will have to wait until next winter. Cheers, Steve

The original poster wanted to know if he could get more power without serious mods. The range of dyno read horse power in his this thread was about 75 to 90. There might be a couple horse power availible for him in the mapping. Maybe. Otherwise I think a camshaft change and / or head work needs to get done to make any more gains. So far I haven't heard any requests (in this thread) for the 100 to 120 (or 140) that Ratchet has been talking about. And also no request for the 50,000 mile bullet proof reliability as put forth in Ratchets question. I also have not heard of ANYONE blowing up or needing to rebuild their street 1999 to 2005 V11 due to performance mods. Wanting or needing to lower the compression is not rebuilding! Handling is great fun. I love great handling. Power is fun too, even too much power for your chassis. A few of us (not the majority by any means) don't mind the imbalance and some of us are even grown men who understand there are trade offs, high costs and points of diminishing returns in this hobby of ours. I am of the belief that this form is not frequnted by the 16 to 25 year old crowd. We are supposed to be having fun. Smacking someone down who wants to learn about or try to improve their bikes engine performance isn't too constructive. We are lucky for the limited performance industry support we do get. FuelCooler

Welcome jhh, I agree with Ouiji Veck. And if you are comfortable with owning a 14 year old Porche, and your first choice is a 1100 Sport or a V11 Sport (or their variants) I would say buy one. They will do as many miles as you want once some minor sorting is done. If you have come this far, your mind is probably 99% made up anyway! Good luck and have fun, Steve (FuelCooler)

I plan on doing the same type of mods on mine, next winter. I am jealous of all the fun you are having!!! Steve

When a Moto Guzzi is dyno'ed at FBF it's always going to put up bigger numbers. Not because of the air quality, the temperature or even the magic in Ferracci's hands; its because of all the damn MV Augusta's in that place. Peer pressure....